head to head
vs
KalimbavsPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Kalimba leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
KalimbaPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Kalimba leans harder on execution: Controlling two totems at once strains coordination constantly
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time leans harder on variance: Rewind power removes most consequence of surprise
Optimization6 vs 6
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.